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A year of Bill 148: Not what the big business lobby predicted

January 10, 2019

A full year of big changes to labour law in Ontario has just passed. Newly released jobs numbers let us measure the impact of these changes, and gauge whether the nightmarish predictions of job losses and economic upheaval have come true. Last January, Bill 148 ushered in a sweeping set of labour law reforms in …

Filed Under: Blog Tagged With: Employment Standards, enews, Equal pay for equal work, Paid sick days, PEL days

Migrant Rights Network Launches on International Migrants Day / Lancement du Réseau Des Droits des Migrant(e)s à l’occasion de la Journée Internationale des Migrant(e)s

December 18, 2018

On December 8th and 9th, the Income Security Advocacy Centre joined nearly 60 representatives of 35 organizations in Huron-Wendat, Haudenosaunee, Anishinabe, Mississaugas of the New Credit territory (Toronto). Today, December 18th, 2018, International Migrants Day, we are part of a new cross-Canada organization, the MIGRANT RIGHTS NETWORK, which will combat racism and fight for migrant justice. …

Filed Under: Community Organizing, General Tagged With: enews, Migrant Workers

Supreme Court strikes down “cruel and unusual” mandatory victim surcharge

December 14, 2018

In a landmark group of cases, the Supreme Court today struck down the mandatory victim surcharge, finding that it was cruel and unusual in its effects on people living in poverty. The mandatory victim surcharge requires every person who is convicted of a criminal offence in Canada to pay a fine as part of their …

Filed Under: Litigation Tagged With: Access to Justice, enews, victim surcharge

What Changing the ODSP Definition of Disability Would Mean / Que signifierait changer la définition d’invalidité du POSPH?

December 13, 2018

On November 22, the Minister of Children, Community and Social Services announced proposed changes to the social assistance system in Ontario. One change would make the ODSP definition of disability more like definitions used in federal government benefit programs. This proposed change would result in many low-income people with disabilities in Ontario who would qualify …

Filed Under: Public Education Tagged With: enews, Social Assistance Reform

Working while on OW: What Minister MacLeod’s changes to income exemptions would mean

December 3, 2018

On November 22, Minister Lisa MacLeod announced a number of changes to Ontario’s social assistance programs. One of these is a change to the way that earned income will be deducted from the benefits of people on Ontario Works (OW). Our analysis shows that: The proposed changes will improve the incomes of people on OW …

Filed Under: Public Education Tagged With: Social Assistance Reform

Webinar: Changes to Social Assistance: What will they mean?

November 30, 2018

On November 22, the Minister of Children, Community and Social Services, Lisa MacLeod, announced a number of changes to Ontario Works (OW) and the Ontario Disability Support Program (ODSP). These changes include: changing the definition of disability in ODSP to make it more restrictive changing the amounts of money that people in both OW and …

Filed Under: Public Education Tagged With: Access to Justice, enews, Social Assistance Reform

Many questions, few answers, and great risk for people with disabilities

November 22, 2018

Minister Lisa MacLeod’s announcement today about a new direction for social assistance in Ontario shows promising directions for Ontario Works, but leaves many unanswered questions and creates serious risks for people with disabilities. There is also no mention of addressing the most critical problem, which is improving the inadequate benefit rates for people on OW …

Filed Under: Public Education Tagged With: enews, Social Assistance Reform

Bill 47 is a Step Back for Ontario’s Workers

November 6, 2018

On October 23, Ontario’s government tabled Bill 47, the Making Ontario Open for Business Act. The legislation, which will repeal portions of Bill 148 (the Fair Workplaces, Better Jobs Act), is a major setback for workers’ rights in Ontario. Bill 148, passed in November 2017, was the result of years of campaigning and advocacy for …

Filed Under: Blog, General, Public Education Tagged With: Employment Standards, enews, Minimum Wage

Open Letter to Minister MacLeod: Five Principles for the 100-day Review

October 29, 2018

More than 1100 people and nearly 100 organizations from across Ontario have signed this letter to Minister Lisa MacLeod, which we sent today to her office and the offices of all Ontario’s MPPs. If you missed signing this letter and want to take action, please send an email to Minister MacLeod voicing your support for …

Filed Under: Policy Advocacy Tagged With: enews, Human Rights, Indigenous justice, Social Assistance Rates, Social Assistance Reform

Gender Equality Week: What’s the state of women’s economic equality in the workplace?

September 27, 2018

September 23rd marked the beginning of the very first Gender Equality Week in Canada, aimed at celebrating the progress Canada has made in advancing gender equality while also reflecting on the work that remains to be done. Bill C-309, which became law earlier this year, designates the fourth week of September each year as Gender …

Filed Under: Blog Tagged With: economic justice, Employment Insurance, Employment Standards, enews, Minimum Wage

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